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Originally Posted by Tonezone  Are there any other national or organizational scholarships/grants that people can try going for, other than filling out a form for FAFSA? |
FAFSA and the CSS profile are just general forms virtually all schools in the US
require you to fill out if you want financial aid. They determine your financial need and are not too difficult to fill out if you have your parent's help (it will want their financial info if you're still a dependent).
At my school all students are automatically considered for most of the university's scholarships when they apply for admission. At most schools you will need to seek out scholarships and apply for them separately though.
Were you in high school I'd say ask your guidance counselor about local and national scholarships in addition to checking out sites like
FastWeb: Scholarships, Financial Aid and Colleges (even in your situation, still check Fastweb)
At this point, you may be best off deciding what schools you plan on applying to and talking to their scholarships & financial aid office. I don't know of any way you can get around filling out the FAFSA at a US school, but feel free to ask the financial aid people to make sure, if it's that important to you.